Bill Gates’s Waste Management WM Stock Holding History

Bill Gates’s Portfolio WM Stock Details WM Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$5.96B	Sell	26,720,744 -921,600	-3%	-$205M	17.3%	4
2026 Q1	$6.35B	Sell	27,642,344 -1,292,000	-4%	-$297M	20.06%	2
2025 Q4	$6.36B	Hold	28,934,344	–	–	17.98%	2
2025 Q3	$6.39B	Sell	28,934,344 -3,300,000	-10%	-$743M	17.47%	2
2025 Q2	$7.38B	Hold	32,234,344	–	–	15.44%	3
2025 Q1	$7.46B	Hold	32,234,344	–	–	17.85%	3
2024 Q4	$6.5B	Hold	32,234,344	–	–	15.48%	3
2024 Q3	$6.69B	Sell	32,234,344 -3,000,000	-9%	-$626M	14.84%	3
2024 Q2	$7.52B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	15.77%	3
2024 Q1	$7.51B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	16.38%	2
2023 Q4	$6.31B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	14.92%	4
2023 Q3	$5.37B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	13.8%	4
2023 Q2	$6.11B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	14.53%	4
2023 Q1	$5.75B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	15.77%	4
2022 Q4	$5.53B	Hold	35,234,344	–	–	15.47%	4
2022 Q3	$5.64B	Buy	35,234,344 +16,600,672	+89%	+$2.74B	16.61%	4
2022 Q2	$2.85B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	16.12%	2
2022 Q1	$2.95B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	14.94%	2
2021 Q4	$3.11B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	13.54%	2
2021 Q3	$2.78B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	12%	2
2021 Q2	$2.61B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	10.94%	2
2021 Q1	$2.4B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	11.47%	2
2020 Q4	$2.2B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	9.84%	2
2020 Q3	$2.11B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	9.55%	2
2020 Q2	$1.97B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	11.05%	2
2020 Q1	$1.72B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	9.94%	2
2019 Q4	$2.12B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	9.94%	2
2019 Q3	$2.14B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	10.1%	2
2019 Q2	$2.15B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	10.84%	2
2019 Q1	$1.94B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	9.27%	2
2018 Q4	$1.66B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	7.56%	2
2018 Q3	$1.68B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.52%	4
2018 Q2	$1.52B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.85%	4
2018 Q1	$1.57B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.41%	4
2017 Q4	$1.61B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.08%	4
2017 Q3	$1.46B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	5.66%	3
2017 Q2	$1.37B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	5.92%	4
2017 Q1	$1.36B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	7.2%	2
2016 Q4	$1.32B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.95%	2
2016 Q3	$1.19B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.44%	2
2016 Q2	$1.23B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	7.34%	2
2016 Q1	$1.1B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	6.4%	2
2015 Q4	$994M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	5.97%	2
2015 Q3	$928M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	5.38%	3
2015 Q2	$864M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	5.07%	4
2015 Q1	$1.01B	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	5.42%	3
2014 Q4	$956M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	4.78%	5
2014 Q3	$886M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	4.08%	7
2014 Q2	$833M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	4.17%	7
2014 Q1	$784M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	3.96%	8
2013 Q4	$836M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	4.17%	7
2013 Q3	$768M	Hold	18,633,672	–	–	3.95%	8
2013 Q2	$751M	Buy	+18,633,672	New	+$752M	4.22%	8

Other funds holding WM

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital Research Global Investors Los Angeles, California $717B AUM 35.42% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Ameriprise Minneapolis, Minnesota $495B AUM 43.24% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

Parnassus Investments San Francisco, California $37.4B AUM 35.42% 1-Year Est. Return

Norges Bank Oslo, Norway $1T AUM

Bill Gates's WM Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Bill Gates reduced its Waste Management (WM) stake by 3.3% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $205M and leaving 26,720,744 shares worth $5.96B. The position accounts for 17.3% of the portfolio, ranked #4.

Bill Gates first reported a position in WM in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $7.52B in Q2 2024. 2,351 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold WM as of Q2 2026.

Bill Gates held 26,720,744 shares of Waste Management worth $5.96B as of Q2 2026.
Bill Gates sold 921,600 Waste Management shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $205M.
Waste Management made up 17.3% of Bill Gates's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #4 holding.
Bill Gates first reported a position in Waste Management in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
Bill Gates's Waste Management position peaked at $7.52B in Q2 2024.
2,351 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Waste Management as of Q2 2026.

Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.